Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner (IC) is the Data Protection Commissioner of the United Kingdom and forwards the British data protection authority , the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
The IC is appointed by the Queen , is independent from the government and reports annually to Parliament. In addition to the headquarters of the ICO in Wilmslow ( Cheshire , England ), there are regional offices in Cardiff ( Wales ), Edinburgh ( Scotland ) and Belfast ( Northern Ireland ).
The legal bases are the Data Protection Act of 1998, the Freedom of Information Act of 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations of 2004.
The tasks of the IC are the protection of personal data and the promotion of access to information of the public administration.
The office originated in September 1984 when Eric Howe became the Data Protection Registrar . In 1994, Elizabeth France took over the office with around 100 employees at the time. In 2000 and 2001 the office was renamed, and in December 2002 it was taken over by Richard Thomas . In 2003 the additional regional offices were established. In 2009, Christopher Graham took over the post.
The IC is a member of the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party and a member of the International Conference of Commissioners for Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy .
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the ICO - ICO. In: ico.org.uk. January 13, 2015, accessed November 7, 2015 .